Strong's Lexicon

H7768

H7768 — שָׁוַע

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewshavaverbOccurrences: 21TWOT: 2348

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7768
Word:שָׁוַע
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:21
Transliteration:shava
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:` (shaw-vah') v.
Meaning:1. (properly) to be free 2. but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
KJV Renderings:cry (aloud, out), shout.

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[שָׁוַע] verb

Pi`el cry out for help (Gerb33 thinks denominative from שֵׁוְעָה, and this from √ akin to ישׁע deliver); — Perfect 1 singular שִׁוַּעְתִּי Ps 30:3 + 3 t.; Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ Job 24:12 2 masculine singular תְּשַׁוַּע Isa 58:9, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix שַׁוְּעִי Ps 28:2; Ps 31:23 שַׁוְעִי Ps 5:3 (Ol§ 182 d), etc.; Participle מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ Ps 72:12; Job 29:12 — cry for help: absolute Ps 72:12; Job 19:7; Job 24:12; Job 29:12; Job 30:28; Job 35:9, + Isa 38:13 Houb Lo Che Du and others (for שִׁוִּיתִי); specifically to God Ps 5:3; Ps 18:42; Ps 119:147 ; Job 36:13 ; Isa 58:9; Jonah 2:3; Hab 1:2; Lam 3:8 with אל Ps 18:7; Ps 22:25; Ps 28:2 = Ps 31:23; Ps 30:3; Ps 88:14 + Ps 31:2 (read with Weir אֱלֹהַי שִׁוַּעְתִּי יוֺם צַעֲקָתִי), Job 30:20; Job 38:41.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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